March 14th, 2012

EIGHT HONORED AT UDOT

Employee of the Year Ron Grundy speaks to a UDOT audience while Exemplary Employees and guests look on.

Eight people named Exemplary Employees and their guests met at the Calvin Rampton Complex to share lunch and conversation with each other and to be honored for their service by UDOT Director John Njord and Deputy Director Carlos Braceras. “We have tremendous employees at the department of transportation.” Hard working, dedicated employees at UDOT make the organization vibrant, responsive to customers and help the organization to continually “change into a better place to be.”

This year’s Exemplary Employees are:

Pam Wilcock – Region One

Shane Bushell – Region Two

Jacob Merryweather – Region Three

Ron Grundy – Region Four

Kim Banks – Operations

Denis Stuhff – Project Development

Penni Taylor – Administration Group

Daniel Kuhn – Systems Planning and Programming

Njord honored each employee individually and then presented the Employee of the Year Award to Ron Grundy. A Roving mechanic for UDOT, Grundy is a self starter who consistently performs above expectations and serves as a great mentor and trainer for other employees and mechanics.

Grundy’s dedication to always keep up with an increasingly more complex and technical work environment has made him a valuable resource. Grundy is well trained through taking advantage of offered courses and spending many hours studying. He is always in high demand by his customers who have confidence that his work will be completed quickly and correctly. A top notch diesel and heavy equipment mechanic, Grundy is proficient at repairing hundreds of pieces of equipment.

Grundy also focuses on fostering teamwork. The Chip-seal teams, which provide important cost-saving maintenance, count on him to be on-hand to provide quick repairs to maintain productivity. Grundy is always available to problem-solve when tough mechanical issues arise. He also has great personal work relationships with everyone he serves.